Escalation: House Republicans Pass Bill to End Shutdown

The House voted 217-214 to pass a roughly $1.2 trillion package to end the partial government shutdown. It funds 11 of the 12 annual spending bills through Sept. 30 and extends the Department of Homeland Security only through Feb. 13. The measure now goes to President Donald Trump, who has said he will sign it.

Passage followed a tense procedural fight earlier in the day that leaders held open for about an hour to lock down votes. Only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, ultimately opposed advancing the bill, and final passage drew votes from both parties.

A push by some Republicans to attach other priorities fell away. A bid to include the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, was dropped late Monday after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she had discussed a Senate path for it with Trump. With DHS funded for two weeks, talks now shift to possible changes to immigration enforcement at that department.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources